The RU — Residential Urban Districts are designed to accommodate high-density development and a range of housing types. Area suitability is based on direct access to a collector roadway with carrying capacity to handle existing and future traffic, availability of public water and sewer, existing development patterns, and growth potential. A range of options are provided to develop residential communities of various styles and densities, to promote greenways, and to protect natural resources.
Residential Uses:
1.
Conservation subdivisions in accordance with Part 17.
2.
Group home in accordance with § 27-2004.
3.
Long-term care nursing and personal care centers in accordance with § 27-2006.
4.
Multiple family dwellings in accordance with § 27-2008.
5.
Residential conversions in accordance with § 27-2009.
6.
Single family attached dwelling units in accordance with § 27-2011.
7.
Single family detached dwelling units.
8.
Single family semi-detached dwelling units.
Public/Utility Uses:
9.
Electric transmission and distribution facilities, including substations and public utility uses and facilities and excluding material and truck storage in accordance with § 27-2038.
10.
(Reserved)[1]
11.
(Reserved)[2]
Institutional Uses:
12.
Cemeteries and memorial gardens in accordance with § 27-2032.
13.
Churches and similar places of religious worship in accordance with § 27-2038.
14.
Elementary and secondary schools in accordance with § 27-2034.
Recreational Uses:
15.
Public parks, recreational areas and greenways.
16.
Recreation areas and structures operated by neighborhood organizations/associations or for the benefit or use of the surrounding neighborhood.
Accessory Uses:
17.
Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any permitted uses in accordance with Part 21, including:
A.
Accessory parking lots and structures.
B.
No-impact home-based business, in accordance with § 27-2041.
C.
Private garages, playhouses, garden houses or green houses not used for commercial purposes.
D.
Private swimming pools, in accordance with § 27-2042.
E.
Professional and other home occupations, in accordance with § 27-2043.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection 10, Municipal, county, state, and federal buildings and facilities, was repealed by Ord. No. 22-05, 8/11/2022.
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection 11, Telecommunications structures, was repealed by Ord. 16-07, 8/11/2016.
The following uses shall be allowed subject to Part 26 herein. Accessory uses shall be allowed in accordance with § 27-902, Subsection 17.
1. 
Country clubs and golf courses in accordance with § 27-2021.
2. 
Medical marijuana dispensary in accordance with § 27-2045 of this chapter.
[Added by Ord. 17-18, 11/9/2017]
3. 
Mobile home parks in accordance with Part 7 of the Susquehanna Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and § 27-2007 of this Chapter.
4. 
Public libraries and community activity buildings in accordance with § 27-2038.
5. 
Wireless communications facilities, in accordance with § 27-2039.
[Added by Ord. 16-07, 8/11/2016]
1. 
The following table provides the bulk and area standards for residential and nonresidential land uses:
Bulk and Area Dimensions Table
Standard
Single Family Detached
Single Family Semi-Detached
Single Family Attached*
Multi- Family
Principal Non-Residential Building
Minimum Tract Area (sq. ft.)
N/A
N/A
40,000
40,000
15,000
Maximum Dwelling Units Per Acre
5
8
10
12
N/A
Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling*** (sq. ft.)
8,000
5,000
2,200
N/A
N/A
Minimum Lot Width (feet)
65
40
22 interior units, 32 exterior units
N/A
150
Minimum Yard Setback** (feet)
Front
30
30
25
25
25
Side
8
10
10
20
10
Rear
30
30
25
25
25
Maximum Building Coverage
N/A
30%
35%
20%
35%
Maximum Lot Impervious Coverage
40%
45%
50%
45%
80%
Minimum Vegetative Coverage
60%
55%
50%
55%
20%
*
Limited to a maximum of eight dwelling units per row of attached single family units.
**
Interior yards and/or building spacing for tracts or lots with more than one building shall be provided in accordance § 27-2206, Subsection 7.
***
Standard applies to any and all forms of ownership.
2. 
Height regulations. Height of principal building shall not exceed 30 feet in accordance with § 27-2104.
3. 
Buffer yards for nonresidential structures: Buffer yards shall be required for any nonresidential structure when abutting a residential use or district in accordance with § 27-2106, Subsection 5.
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Part 23 of this Chapter.
Signs shall be in accordance with Part 24 of this Chapter.